A paired A/B benchmark of the token-compression skill Caveman on Claude Code, run on SkillsBench: does it actually save tokens, and does it degrade AI agent output quality? Advertised saving: 65%. Measured saving: 8.5%. Output-token saving on real agentic tasks, with the skill forcibly activated. This is the ceiling, …

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A new model drops with lower per-token pricing and better benchmarks. You switch. A week later someone asks why the agent is burning 12x more tokens on the same task while producing worse output. We ran 150 agent tasks across 15 scenarios on two models, Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Claude Sonnet 5, using GitHub Copilot Chat …

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Thank you for your interest in the new Azure SDKs! We release new features, improvements, and bug fixes every month. Subscribe to our Azure SDK Blog RSS Feed to get notified when a new release is available. You can find links to packages, code, and docs on our Link to article: …

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Learn how to build an MCP server C# developers can trust, from stdio and HTTP transports to tools, clients, security, Azure hosting, and debugging tips. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/07/06/building-mcp-servers-and-clients-in-c-the-complete-guide

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Master NuGet versioning with SemVer 2.0 in .NET. Learn MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH rules, pre-release suffixes, version ranges in PackageReference, and csproj version properties. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/07/05/nuget-versioning-and-semantic-versioning-semver-in-net

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Learn Serilog in .NET from scratch. Setup, sinks, enrichers, appsettings configuration, and best practices for ASP.NET Core with .NET 9 and .NET 10. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/07/05/serilog-in-net-complete-guide-to-structured-logging

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This guide explores the essential role of the .NET host process, which initializes the runtime, resolves dependencies, and launches applications. It highlights common issues with lingering host processes, especially during BenchmarkDotNet runs, and offers diagnostic strategies to identify root causes, such as unclean …

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Learn NuGet package metadata best practices. Configure README files, icons, license expressions, tags, and repository URLs to make your .NET package shine on NuGet.org. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/07/04/nuget-package-metadata-best-practices-readme-icon-tags-and-license

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Explore monolith architecture in C# -- what it is, the types of monolithic architectures, when to use them, and how .NET developers work with each effectively. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/07/04/monolith-architecture-in-c-the-complete-guide

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Most of what runs on your servers was never meant to be public: databases, dashboards, admin panels, internal APIs. Tailscale connects your machines into one private, encrypted network so they can talk to each other (and to you) while the public internet sees nothing. Here's what it is and how to wire up applications …

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This week wraps up the C# Visitor pattern series with real-world examples, best practices, a decision guide, and step-by-step implementation, plus a complete guide to logging in .NET with ILogger, Serilog, and OpenTelemetry. There's also deep HttpClient in .NET 10 coverage on observability, resilience, streaming, and …

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Step-by-step guide to creating a NuGet package in C# using dotnet pack. Learn how to configure your .csproj, set package properties, and generate a .nupkg file. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/07/03/how-to-create-a-nuget-package-in-c-with-dotnet-pack

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How to implement HttpClient logging and observability in .NET 10 -- covering built-in ILogger integration, DelegatingHandler for custom request logging, OpenTelemetry tracing and metrics, and redacting sensitive headers in production. Link to article: …

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When I presented my study of a crash caused by a thread executing from an unloaded third-party DLL, someone asked how I concluded that CcNamespace.dll was the ringleader of the fa Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260703-00/?p=112504

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Master logging in .NET with ILogger, structured logging, log levels, Serilog, and OpenTelemetry. Complete guide for .NET 9 and .NET 10 developers. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/07/03/logging-in-net-the-complete-developers-guide

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KotlinConf 2026 marked a milestone for the Kotlin community: the very first Golden Kodee Community Awards. The awards recognize the individuals and communities whose passion and dedication help the Kotlin ecosystem thrive. From creating educational content and building engaging online communities to organizing events, …

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Context In a recent engagement, the team built an LLM-based contract intelligence pipeline on Azure Databricks. The goal was to extract entitlements from a large corpus of inconsistently formatted service-contract PDFs — what is covered, on which equipment, and under which terms — so downstream systems can tell what is …

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Mock HttpClient C# in .NET 10: custom HttpMessageHandler stubs, DelegatingHandler interceptors, IHttpClientFactory wiring, and WebApplicationFactory tests. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/07/02/mock-httpclient-c-delegatinghandler-mock-handlers-and-integration-testing

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Understand what a NuGet package is, how the .nupkg format works, how the NuGet registry operates, and how package restore works in .NET projects. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/07/02/what-is-a-nuget-package-nupkg-format-and-the-nuget-registry-explained

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The talks are set for Pure Virtual C++ 2026, our free, one-day virtual conference for the whole C++ community. We're excited to reveal the featured session lineup and the speakers bringing it to you. Ma Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/pure-virtual-cpp-2026-talks-announced

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